US7189638B2 - Method for manufacturing metal structure using trench - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metal structure by filling a trench formed in a substrate with a metal material.
- a trench having a higher aspect ratio is filled with a metal material to be used for interlayer electrical connections in multi-layered structures, or to form a third structure with other structures.
- FIGS. 1A to 1C illustrate schematic cross-sectional views showing an example of a prior art method for manufacturing a metal structure by means of a trench.
- a semiconductor substrate 10 is etched to a desired shape and depth by means of a patterning process, thereby forming a trench 15 .
- a seed layer 12 is deposited over the semiconductor substrate 10 having the trench 15 .
- a plating process is performed on the semiconductor substrate 10 deposited with the seed layer 12 , as shown in FIG. 1B .
- the seed layer 12 and a metal material 14 on the semiconductor substrate 10 are physically or chemically etched, as shown in FIG. 1C .
- the metal structure is present in the semiconductor substrate 10 , it is possible to easily manufacture a multi-layered structure.
- the structure is formed by filling the trench 15 with the metal material 14 .
- the inlet of the trench may become clogged before the trench 15 , which has a higher aspect ratio, can be completely filled with the metal material 14 .
- an undesirable void 16 is generated, causing reliability of the fabricated device to be degraded.
- FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate schematic views showing an example of another prior art method for manufacturing a metal structure by means of a trench.
- this method for manufacturing the metal structure first, a seed layer 22 is deposited over a semiconductor substrate 20 , as shown in FIG. 2A , and a mold 23 is formed over the deposited seed layer 22 to form a trench 25 . Then, the trench 25 formed by the mold 23 is filled with a metal material 24 , as shown in FIG. 2B . Thereafter, the mold 23 and the seed layer 22 underlying the mold 23 are removed, as shown in FIG. 2C .
- the method for manufacturing the metal structure on the semiconductor substrate 20 by means of the mold 23 is very easy.
- the metal structure is formed on the semiconductor substrate 20 by means of the mold 23 , there is a problem that subsequent processes become very difficult when manufacturing a multi-layered structure.
- a planar structure is formed on a plated structure, a plurality of processes must be added, thereby increasing complexity and cost of the manufacturing process.
- the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a metal structure using a trench in which, when forming a multi-layered structure, subsequent processes may be easily carried out, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process.
- a feature of an embodiment of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a metal structure using a trench, the method including etching a semiconductor substrate to form a trench, depositing a seed layer over the semiconductor substrate including in the trench, stacking an insulating layer over the seed layer, removing a portion of the insulating layer to expose a portion of the seed layer at a bottom of the trench, filling the trench with a metal material and removing the seed layer and the insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate.
- removing the portion of the insulating layer comprises removing a portion of the insulating layer formed on the bottom of the trench.
- a method of manufacturing a metal structure using a trench of the present invention it is possible to prevent an inlet of the trench from becoming clogged with a metal layer in a plating process, and since the metal structure is formed in a trench in the semiconductor substrate, subsequent processes for manufacturing a multi-layered structure are simplified.
- FIGS. 1A to 1C illustrate cross-sectional views sequentially showing an example of a prior art process of manufacturing a metal structure by means of a trench;
- FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate cross-sectional views sequentially showing an example of another prior art process of manufacturing a metal structure by means of a trench
- FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate sequential process steps of manufacturing a metal structure by means of a trench according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3A to 3C show processes of manufacturing a metal structure using a trench according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a semiconductor substrate 100 is etched to a desired depth and width by means of a patterning process to form a trench 105 .
- a seed layer 102 is deposited over the semiconductor substrate 100 including in the trench 105 .
- an insulating layer 103 is stacked over the seed layer 102 .
- a portion of the insulating layer 103 on a bottom of the trench 105 is removed so that the seed layer 102 is exposed at the bottom of the trench 105 .
- FIG. 3A illustrates a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor substrate 100 having the trench 105 in which the seed layer 102 is exposed at the bottom thereof.
- the trench 105 having the exposed seed layer 102 is filled with a metal material 104 by a plating process, as shown in FIG. 3B .
- the insulating layer 103 functions as a protective film that prevents the inlet of the trench 105 from becoming clogged before the trench 105 is completely filled with the metal material 104 .
- the metal material 104 is upwardly grown from the bottom of the trench 105 , to cause the grown metal material 104 to follow the shape of the trench 105 .
- FIG. 3B illustrates a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor substrate 100 having the trench 105 filled with the metal material 104 by means of the plating process.
- FIG. 3C illustrates a view of the semiconductor substrate after etching the insulating layer 103 and the seed layer 102 .
- a method of forming a metal structure using a trench includes forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a seed layer at the bottom of the trench, protecting an opening of the trench with an insulating layer, and performing a plating process to grow the metal material from the bottom of the trench on the seed layer to form the metal structure.
- the present invention it is possible by the present invention to obtain a semiconductor substrate having a metal structure formed therein by an easy manufacturing process, while preventing an inlet of a trench from becoming clogged in a plating process.
- a step of removing a mold is eliminated in the present invention.
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